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2020-11-23 04:06:08 A User’s Guide: 10 Ways to Protect Your Personal Data

In 2018, Facebook had to contact over 50 million users who had their personal data exposed in a security breach. This was on top of the 87 million Facebook users who had data sold to Cambridge Analytica without their consent. Our personal data, the stuff that lets the world know who we are, what we like, how we plan our day, what ails us, is valuable.

Personal data is anything that can be linked to you as an individual and it includes:
- Name
- Address (current and previous)
- Date of birth
- Email address
- Health data, including scans and test results
- Identity documents such as passport, driver’s license and so on
- Employee data
- Bank and other financial details
- Login credentials
- Location data
- Biometric data
- Information on your political or religious views

This list is by no means exhaustive.

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2020-11-23 02:32:11 BOYCOTT APPLE & FACEBOOK!

Apple Slams Facebook For Collecting ‘As Much Data As Possible’ On Users

Apple has taken a swipe at Facebook’s data collection practices in response to a letter that questioned why it had delayed a new iOS privacy feature.

Read on Forbes >>> Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:38:52 OTHER GOOGLE alternatives
Here more alternatives for various Google products:

Google forms alternative – JotForm is a free online form builder.

Google Keep alternative – Below are a few different Google Keep alternatives:

Standard Notes is a great alternative for a note-taking service. It is secure, encrypted, and free with apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android (web-based also available).

Joplin is another great option that is open source and works on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.

Zoho Notebook from Zoho, with apps for desktop and mobile devices.

QOwnNotes is an open source file editor with Nextcloud integration.

Google Fonts alternative – Many websites load Google fonts through Google APIs, but that’s not necessary. One alternative to this is to use Font Squirrel, which has a large selection of both Google and non-Google fonts which are free to download and use.

Google Voice alternative – JMP.chat (both free and paid)

G Suite alternative – Zoho is probably the best option

Google Firebase alternative – Kuzzle (free and open source)

Google Blogger alternatives – WordPress, Medium, and Ghost are all good options. Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:35:25 GOOGLE DOMAIN alternative
Google Domains is a domain registration service. Here are a few alternatives:

Namecheap – I like Namecheap because all domain purchases now come with free WhoisGuard protection for life, which protects your contact information from third parties. Namecheap also accepts Bitcoin and offers domain registration, hosting, email, SSL certs, and a variety of other products.

Njalla – Njalla is a privacy-focused domain registration service based in Nevis. They offer hosting options, too, and also accept cryptocurrency payments.

OrangeWebsite – OrangeWebsite offers anonymous domain registration services and also accepts cryptocurrency payments, based in Iceland. Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:33:08 GOOGLE HANGOUTS alternatives
Here are some alternatives to Google Hangouts:

Wire – A great all-around secure messenger, video, and chat app, but somewhat limited on the number of people who can chat together in a group conversation via voice or video.

Signal – A good secure messenger platform from Open Whisper Systems.

Telegram – A longtime secure messenger app, formerly based in Russia, now in Dubai.

Riot – A privacy-focused encrypted chat service that is also open source. Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:32:08 ANDROID alternatives

The biggest alternative to Android is iOS from Apple. But we’ll skip over that for reasons already mentioned. Here are a few Android OS alternatives:

LineageOS – A free and open-source operating system for phones and tablets based on Android.

Ubuntu Touch – A mobile version of the Ubuntu operating system.

Plasma Mobile – An open source, Linux-based operating system with active development.

Sailfish OS – Another open source, Linux-based mobile OS.

Replicant – A fully free Android distribution with an emphasis on freedom, privacy, and security.

/e/ – This is another open source project with a focus on privacy and security.

Purism is also working on a privacy-focused mobile phone called the Librem 5. It is in production, but not yet available (estimated Q3 2019). Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:30:35 GOOGLE CHROME OS alternative
Want to ditch the Chromebook and Chrome OS? Here are a few alternatives:

Linux – Of course, Linux is arguably the best alternative, being a free, open-source operating system with lots of different flavors. With some adjustments, Linux Ubuntu can be run on Chromebooks.

Tails – Tails is a free, privacy-focused operating system based on Linux that routes all traffic through the Tor network.

QubesOS – Recommended by Snowden, free, and also open source.

Of course, the other two big operating system alternatives are Windows and Apple’s operating system for MacBooks – Mac OS. Windows, particularly Windows 10, is a very bad option for privacy. While slightly better, Apple also collects user data and has partnered with the NSA for surveillance. Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:28:52 GOOGLE PLAY STORE alternative
Currently the best Google Play Store alternative is to use F-Droid and then go through the Yalp store. As explained on the official site, F-Droid is an installable catalog of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.

After you have installed F-Droid, you can then download the Yalp store APK, which allows you to download apps from the Google Play Store directly as APK files.

The Yalp Store is a good alternative to the Google Play Store.

See the F-Droid website or the official GitHub page for more info. Other alternatives to the Google Play Store include:

Aptoide – An independent marketplace for Android apps.

APKMirror – This is a large library of APK files uploaded by different users (be careful).

Aurora Store – A fork of the Yalp Store. Open / Comment

2020-10-31 07:26:01 GOOGLE CALENDAR ALTERNATIVE
Here are some Google Calendar alternatives:

Lightning Calendar is an open source calendar option developed by Mozilla, and it’s compatible with Thunderbird and Seamonkey.

Etar, an open source, basic calendar option.

Fruux, an open source calendar with good features and support for many operating systems.

For those wanting a combined solution for both email and calendar functionality, these providers offer that:

Mailfence

Kolab Now

Posteo.de

Mailbox.org

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2020-10-31 07:24:22 GOOGLE DRIVE ALTERNATIVES
If you’re looking for a secure cloud storage option, you can check out these Google Drive alternatives:

Tresorit – A user-friendly cloud storage option based in Switzerland.

ownCloud – An open source and self-hosted cloud platform developed in Germany.

Nextcloud – Nextcloud is also an open source, self-hosted file sharing and collaboration platform, based in Germany.

Sync – Based in Canada, Sync offers a secure, encrypted cloud storage solution for businesses and individuals.

Syncthing – Here we have a decentralized, open source, peer-to-peer cloud storage platform.

Of course, Dropbox is another popular Google drive alternative, but it’s not the best in terms of privacy. Open / Comment